Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4433 Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques

Course Title: Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5992C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2024,
Term2 2024,
Term1 2025

Course Contact: Rauha Quazi

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4277

Course Contact Email: rauha.quazi@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge to monitor and maintain work health and safety (WHS) within a work area where the person has supervisory responsibility for others.

This unit applies to laboratory technicians, senior technicians and laboratory managers in all industry sectors.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil. 



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

MSL944002 Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety

Elements:

1. Perform all work safely

2. Ensure others in the work group are able to implement safe work practices

3. Monitor observance of safe work practices in the work area

4. Participate in risk management processes

5. Support the implementation of participative arrangements

6. Support the implementation of emergency procedures within the work group


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Assessment may include:

  • knowledge tests
  • practical skills test
  • practical logbooks
  • presentations
  • group work
  • research
  • lab reports
  • assignments